Collapsible box



C. A. FOX

COLLAPSIBLE BOX 1' Filed Oct. 23, 1924 2 Shoots-Sheet 1 v INVENTOR 8 v C/IHRLES 4 Fo/ A ORNEYS C. A. FOX

COLLAPSIBLE Box 7 Filed Oct. 23, 1924 2 Shoots-Sheet 2 T] Iqj 9 10 10 17 myamoa GHHPLES Fox ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 27, 1925.

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T 0 all whom 2'?! may concern;

Be it known that I, ,CI-IAnL'ns'A. Fox, a citizen of the United Statesresiding at New York city, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collapsible Boxes, of which the following is a specifica an inner lining of said section withsaid side" walls.

Another object is the provision ofa lining for a section of the box which includes side walls each having end portions arranged upon one sideof a side wall of said section and another portion disposed on the opposite side of the latter side wall when the lining is in operative position.

The above and other objects will appear more clearly from the following detailed description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate preferred embodiments of the inventive idea.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box in open position;

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section therethrough Figure 3 is a plan view showing the box partially collapsed;

Figure 4 is an edge'elevation showing the box in completely collapsed position; and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view, partly in section, withthe parts in the same position as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

The box of the present invention is of the kind commonly known as a telescoping box wherein one of the sections thereof is nested within the other when in closed position, but it is to be expressly understood that the invention is not limited to this particular type of box, the limits of the invention being defined by the appended claim. 7

The box proper is formed from a single sheet of suitable material, such as cardboard or the like, and donsists of a bottom section 6 vand a top section 7 I joined by an intermediate. section 8, which forms the rear-wall Yof the box when the sections are in closed position. V 1 I k The bottomfsection 6 includes a front wall 9, theiends of which are overlapped by the front endsof the side walls 10, said overlapping ends being secured by suitable fasteners 11. The'side walls 10 are scored, as indicated at 12,"to permit of'the side and front walls being folded inwardly and downwardly 1 upon the bottom of the section'fi when it is desired to' collapse'theboxL j A lining, generally indicated by the numeral 13, is provided for the section and is formed from a single len'gthof material,

the intermediate portion 14.j'of which forms the rear Wall of the bottom section and has its ends overlapped by the rear ends ofthe side walls'lO and secured to said overlap ping-ends by suitable fasteners 15. When the box in closed position the intermediate portion '14 forms reinforcement for. the intermediate section 8 to prevent saidvsec tion from beingreadily collapsed due to out ward pressure thereon.

The side walls 16 of the lining 13 extend forwardly from the'intermediate portion 14 and approximately midway of their length. Each side 16 is cut away along its bottom edge to provide a reduced forwardly extending tongue 17, the free extremity of which terminates in an enlarged locking head 18 for a purpose which will presently appear.

It is proposed to interweave the side walls of the lining with those of the bottom sec- I tion so that portions of the lining will be ar ranged interiorly of the side walls while other portions will be disposed exteriorly of said side walls. For this purpose each of the side walls 10 is preferably provided intermediate its ends with a slit or notch 19 extending downwardly from the upper edge a distance substantially equal to the width of the tongue 17 at its inner or rear end. At a point adjacent the forward end of each side wall 10 the same is provided with a vertically disposed slot 20. hen setting up the box the portion of each side wall 16 of the lining at the inner end of the tongue 17 thereof is inserted into the slit 19 so as to extend a portion of the tongue exteriorly ofthe side wall 10. The head 18 of the tongue is then inserted through the slot 20 so that said head will be disposed on the inner side of the side wall 10 and due to the enlargement of said head, it will beapparent that the same cannot be accidentally withdrawn from the slot 20 when the lining is in operative position. Also the head 18 willoi erla'p the front scored portion 12 of the side wall and will thus brace the side wall at said scored portion. By thus constructing vand disposing the lining, it will be apparent that the side walls thereof will be interwoven with the side Walls 10 of the section and will reinforce and brace the latter side walls against collapsing when the box is in its op erating posit-ion. The box may be knocked down orco'llapsed by withdrawing the head 1 8 of the tongue from the slot 20 and then detaching the inner portion of the tongue from the slit 19. After this is donethe side walls 16 may be swung against the intermehdiate portion 14: of the lining and overlapped witlreaclii other, as illustrated in Figure 3. Following this operation the front and side Walls and 10 of the bottom section may be folded inwardly upon the bottom of said section. v

The top section 7 includes the sidewalls 21 overlapped at their free ends with the adjacent ends of the front wall 22 of said section and secured to said front wall by suitable fasteners 23 to form reinforcedcorners for the section At the inner ends of the side walls 21 adjacent the intermediate section 8 said walls are creased or folded, as indicated at 24, to permit of the side walls being collapsed to theposition shown in Figure 3 and said side walls are additionally scored, as indicated at 25, to also aid in the collapsing of said walls, together with theiront wall 22.

Vith the top and bottom sections and the lining collapsed the top section may be tolded over upon the bottom section, as inclicated in Figure 4, so that when the box is not in use the same will form a compact structure which will occupy aminimum space in storage.

lVliat is claimed is:

In a collapsible box, a bottom section including side walls, and a lining "for said section also including side walls each having a portion e-ngageable with one side of an adjacent side wall of said section, and another portion formed into a locking tongue, the major portion of which. is ongageable with the opposite side of said side wall and the free extremity of said tongue being engag'eable with the first named side of the latter wall, each of the side walls of the section having a slit and a slot, said slit receiv ing the portion of the adjacent side wall of the lining contiguous to the inner end of said locking tongue, and the slot receiving the free extremity of said tongue.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

CHAS. A. FOX. 

